New Adventures Part 2

This past weekend Rachel's family came to visit, all the way from Henderson, TX. We took a drive to Colorado Springs to visit Garden of the gods park.



Rachel snapped a lot of pictures while Nathan took video.





And Benj used his tripod and self timer to capture all of us for group pictures.





Papa Doc and Nana enjoyed walking together and pointing out interesting landmarks.





Kevin and I posed in front of the Siamese twins rock formation and you can glimpse Pikes Peak behind us in the distance.



Meanwhile Nathan climbed around exploring...



and soon found a cool spot to try out for a break from the sun!!



Oliver tried out his rock climbing skills, always careful to hold tight to Nana's hand.





Later while the guys played disc golf, Oliver ran around a playground and had fun with Nana while Rachel rested in the shade.





And after all the excitement Oliver and Nathan promptly fell asleep on the ride home.

New Adventures Part 1

Nathan's family came to visit and really enjoyed a break from the hot temps of Oklahoma. We enjoyed treating them with special home cooked meals.



It turned out to be an exciting weekend with new adventures, the biggest one being a drive up to Mt. Evans, on the highest paved road in North America. The road up the mountain is steep at times, but not a bad drive and the views just spectacular.





Mountain goats roamed freely and we had fun chasing them for pictures and videos.





Oliver had a rough time in the car but once at the top he calmed down and enjoyed hiking with Granddaddy and Grandma.





Even though it's August, on top of Mt Evans it hardly ever gets above 40 degrees so we all donned coats and hats. Thursday morning around 11am the clouds were definitely rolling in since it usually rains in the afternoons.



Nathan and I drove up again even earlier Sat morning around 8am and it felt even colder with pretty intense winds. But the sky was clear and it was a beautiful morning to be on top of the world.